Kreative Kontrol

Great Lake Swimmers ' Tony Dekker on the new album, The Waves, The Wake , upping musical antes, touring as a family man, his band's unique trajectory, future plans, and more! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and  Grandad's Donuts. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Sea and Cake 's Sam Prekop on the band's shifting lineup, what inspired the gorgeous music and enigmatic lyrics on their new Thrill Jockey LP, Any Day , what's coming up next for him and the band, and more! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and  Grandad's Donuts. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

JOYFULTALK 's Jay Crocker and Shawn Dicey talk the South Shore, Calgary, musical freedom, lobster zones, Plurality Trip out via Constellation Records , and more! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and  Grandad's Donuts. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan Hemsworth on making his excellent new album, Elsewhere , his days growing up and listening to music in Halifax, collaborating with others as a producer, future plans, and more! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and  Grandad's Donuts. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kids in the Hall 's Bruce McCulloch and author Paul Myers discuss the new book, The Kids in the Hall - One Dumb Guy , which is out now via House of Anansi Press! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and  Grandad's Donuts. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wax Mannequin on his new Coax Records album, Have a New Name , his origin story, Hamilton, Grandad's Donuts, basketball, the 2010 Hear Some Evil Tour, and much more! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and  Grandad's Donuts. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Isla Craig talks about lending her voice to Jennifer Castle and Fucked Up, her beautiful, introspective, outspoken, 'psych soul' album, The Becoming , which is out now via Pleasence Records , loving Tori Amos and Special Costello , and much more! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and  Grandad's Donuts. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol...

Michael Azerrad talks about his new book for Harper Collins,  Rock Critic Law: 101 Unbreakable Rules for Writing Badly About Music , laziness and boredom within rock music criticism, what critics could learn from his satiric book, upcoming plans for his previous books, Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana and  Our Band Could be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981–1991 , pl...

Hubert Lenoir and Noémie D. Leclerc discuss their respective work on the album and novel ,  Darlène , which are each out via Simone Records and  Québec Amérique books, their creative partnership and relationship, gender fluidity, modern rock music, separatism, the 2018 Polaris Music Prize gala , and more! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and  Grandad's Donuts. Su...

Brilliant American humourist Simon Rich talks about his new short story book, Hits & Misses , missing Toronto, Adolf Hitler, the Kinks and the Magnetic Fields , his penchant for shortform writing and sketches, show business, his future plans, and much more! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and  Grandad's Donuts. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreati...

Inventive music producer Obuxum talks about her mother who fled war-torn Somalia for Canada, the racialized misperceptions of the Jane and Finch neighbourhood in Toronto, making non-rock music and working with soundpeople who are used to mixing rock bands, the H.E.R . EP, and much more! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and  Grandad's Donuts. Support this show htt...

Comedian Jo Firestone talks about crowd work, working with Arcade Fire's Will Butler, her new stand-up album, The Hits , which is out via Comedy Central , and much more! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and  Grandad's Donuts. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mike Haliechuk of Fucked Up talks about the band's incroyable new album, Dose Your Dreams , which is out via Merge Records , what inspired this multi-layered record, the many contributors to it, and much more! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and  Grandad's Donuts. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

Comedian and Saturday Night Live writer Sam Jay on her life, her late mother’s guiding influence, hip-hop and Jay-Z, finding her lane in comedy, her new album Donna's Daughter , and much more! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , Planet of Sound , and  Grandad's Donuts. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Mudhoney 's Mark Arm talks about the band's furious, super-charged new Sub Pop album,  Digital Garbage , protest music, news media, social media, anxiety, conspiracy theories, religious indoctrination, mass extinction, and more! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , Planet of Sound , and  Grandad's Donuts. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol...

Prolific comedian Hannibal Buress talks comedy journalism, not drinking, his Handsome Rambler podcast, his love of music and thoughts on hip-hop, the work he’s doing to build the Melvina Masterminds Community Centre in Chicago, performing at JFL42 , and much more! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , Planet of Sound , and  Grandad's Donuts. Support this show http://s...

Comedic force Maria Bamford tells Vish about ants, wedding DJs, hotdog suits at weddings, comedian solidarity and equality, and more! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , Planet of Sound , and  Grandad's Donuts. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Toronto musician Sandro Perri on his new Constellation Records release, In Another Life , working with Destroyer and Andre Ethier, the city of Paris, infinite songwriting, hip-hop, and more! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and  Grandad's Donuts. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

American folk legend  Michael Hurley tells Vish about his life, his music, his love for CBC Radio, his artwork, his garden, his old cars, Monsanto, tour life, new releases, and more! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and  Grandad's Donuts. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave Bidini discusses his compelling new book Midnight Light - A Personal Journey to the North , his respect for and interest in local reporting, what he discovered on this monumental trip through Canada’s Northwest Territories, a forthcoming album by Rheostatics , and much more! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and  Grandad's Donuts. Support this show http://sup...

Author Claudia Dey talks about her haunting new novel Heartbreaker , which is out now via Harper Collins, her interest in music and fashion design, how her own role as a mother and wife may have inspired her work, and much more! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and  Grandad's Donuts. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast....

Comedian Sara Hennessey on her move to Brooklyn, the Kids in the Hall and how homegrown comedy is treated in Canada, her new album They Know Too Much , and more! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and  Grandad's Donuts. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reporter Joe Gross discusses Fugazi and his revelatory new 33-1/3 book about their 1993 album, In on the Kill Taker ! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and  Grandad's Donuts. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian Brad Wenzel tells Vish about his new Third Man Records stand-up album, Sweet Nothings , growing up in Michigan, the art of the one-liner, respecting Bob Seger, emails from Amy Schumer, and much more! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and  Grandad's Donuts. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

Author Kim Fu tells Vish about her ambitious and chilling new Harper Collins novel, The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore , her writing and science background, survivalism, writers' festivals, and much more! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and  Grandad's Donuts. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...